Editor:
I have a city magnolia tree growing in front of my house. I think it a benefit to all of Santa Monica. I water the city's tree. The city now plans to charge me additional money for watering their tree? Something's wrong with that notion. Something's wrong with the notion of a policy that continues to increase population density while at the same time curtailing water usage.
Maybe, for a change, the City Councilshould make a sensible and gutsy decision. Curtail all new construction that would increase density on a city lot until the state lifts the water emergency declaration for Los Angeles County.
Paul Pitkoff
Santa Monica
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on June 16, 2015. Read the original PDF.